Glen Innes Council invited me to cover the annual Christmas in the Highlands event, marking my first time attending and celebrating the festive season in the high country. This year included a light festival component, and it was especially exciting to see my short film Fly Away Home projected as part of the program. Despite the large, spread-out crowd making it a demanding solo shoot, it was an exhausting but fantastic experience, and I’m keen to continue working with the council in the future.

I was unexpectedly asked to photograph Armidale Secondary College’s Year 12 formal, despite event and portrait photography not being my usual focus. What should have been a straightforward shoot was disrupted by a sudden storm that wiped out my planned lighting and forced a last-minute change of location. While challenging, the experience was rewarding, and it was refreshing to step outside my usual wheelhouse.

A return visit to My Hippy Shop to capture the new arrivals for summer.

The Inspired Leaders launch event lead to, perhaps, some inspired photography?

NAIDOC UNE Acknowledgement Ceremony. 2 days of great conversations, plenty of new faces, and a few familiar ones.